Horace Cheung

Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, JP (Chinese: 張國鈞, born 30 June 1974[1]) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician and the current vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.

The Honourable Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan JP
張國鈞
Non-Official Member of the Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2017
Appointed by	Carrie Lam
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 April 2011
Chairman	Tam Yiu-chung Starry Lee
Preceded by	Carson Wen
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2016
Preceded by	Christopher Chung
Constituency	Hong Kong Island
Member of the Central and Western District Council
In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2019
Preceded by	Chan Tak-chor
Succeeded by	Pang Ka-ho
Constituency	Sai Wan
Personal details
Born	30 June 1974 Hong Kong
Political party	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Residence	North Point, Hong Kong
Alma mater	TWGH Yau Tze Tin Memorial College City University of Hong Kong
Occupation	Solicitor Politician

Horace Cheung
Traditional Chinese	張國鈞
Simplified Chinese	张国钧
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Guójūn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jēung Gwok kwān Jyutping Zoeng^1 Gwok^3 kwan^1

Career

Cheung graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in law and is a partner of Cheung & Yeung solicitors. He joined the DAB in 2000 and worked closely with the then party chairman Ma Lik as the vice-chairman of the Wan Chai branch, party of Ma's Hong Kong Island constituency. He took in charge of the party's 800-member youth wing when it was created in 2004. With his young age with professional background, Cheung is a high-flier in the party.[1] In 2011, he became the vice-chairman of the DAB.

He contested in the 2003 District Council elections in Stubbs Road but was defeated. In the 2004 Legislative Council elections, he was placed in the DAB list behind Ma Lik and Choy So-yuk and was not elected. In 2008 Legislative Council elections, he was placed the fourth behind Tsang Yok-sing, Choy So-yuk and Christopher Chung and did not get elected. In 2011 District Council elections, he won a seat in Sai Wan constituency in the Central and Western District Council by 24 votes against a Democratic Party candidate. He was elected to the Election Committee in the Election Committee sub-sector elections through the Urban District Councils Sub-sector in 2011. He lost his seat in the 2019 District Council elections.[2]

He has been appointed to various public positions including membership on the Administrative Appeals Board, Buildings Appeal Tribunal Panel, Central Policy Unit, Estate Agents Authority, Long Term housing Strategy Steering Committee, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service and Steering Committee on the regulation of the sale of first-hand residential properties by legislation. He is member of the Disciplinary and Investigate Panels of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency.

References

1. Hung, Denise (2 December 2006). "THE DAB: Horace Cheung, Starry Lee". South China Morning Post.
2. "2019 District Councils Election – Election Results (Sha Tin)". Government of Hong Kong.